Brick Court Chambers

Simon Salzedo KC is one of the UK’s leading commercial advocates. He is in the top band in Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation and for Professional Negligence, and also recommended as a leading silk for Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud, Insurance, International Arbitration and Offshore work. Simon is author of the leading practitioner works in three areas: Conflicts of Interest; Accountants’ Negligence and Liability; and Fraud and Breach of Warranty (M&A litigation).

Simon was a Deputy High Court Judge from 2019 to 2025, he is a Governing Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn and a Director of Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund Limited.

His cases include:

NMC Health v Ernst & Young [2025] EWHC 1048 (Comm)

Nationwide Building Society v Bank of New York Mellon [2025] EWHC 1046 (Comm)

Angel v Black Horse [2025] EWHC 490 (KB)

Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants v Umbrella Interchange Fee Defendants [2024] EWCA Civ 1559, [2025] 2 All ER 1009

NMC Health v Ernst & Young [2024] EWHC 3021 (Comm)

Njord Partners v Astir Maritime [2024] EWHC 1682 (Comm)

Project Angel BidCo v Axis Managing Agency [2024] EWCA Civ 446, [2024] 1 CLC 812

Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd [2023] EWHC 2030 (TCC)

Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants v Umbrella Interchange Fee Defendants [2023] CAT 49

Patisserie Holdings Plc (In Liquidation) v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] EWHC 3022 (Comm), [2022] Bus. L.R. 1

Heritage Travel and Tourism Ltd v Windhorst [2021] EWHC 2380 (Comm)

School Facility Management Ltd v Governing Body of Christ the King College [2021] EWCA Civ 1053, [2021] 1 W.L.R. 6129

Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20, [2022] A.C. 783

Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd [2021] UKSC 1, [2021] A.C. 649

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP v BTI 2014 LLC [2021] EWCA Civ 9

Njord Partners SMA-Seal LP v Astir Maritime Ltd [2020] EWHC 3474 (Comm)

AssetCo Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2020] EWCA Civ 1151, [2021] 3 All E.R. 517, [2021] Bus. L.R. 142, [2021] 2 B.C.L.C. 227, [2021] P.N.L.R. 1

Keymed (Medical and Industrial Equipment Ltd) v Hillman [2019] EWHC 485 (Ch)

Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA [2018] EWCA Civ 2025, [2019] L.L.R. 90

Playboy Club London Ltd v Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SpA [2018] UKSC 43, [2018] 1 W.L.R. 4041, [2019] 2 All E.R. 478

UBS AG (London Branch) v Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig GmbH [2017] EWCA Civ 1567, [2017] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 621

Marashen Ltd v Kenvett Ltd [2017] EWHC 1706 (Ch), [2018] 1 W.L.R. 288

Cosmetic Warriors Ltd v Gerrie [2017] EWCA Civ 324, [2017] 2 B.C.L.C. 456

Gerald Metals SA v Timis [2016] EWHC 2327 (Ch)

CitizenM LND St Paul's Properties BV v Chil Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 771

Europa Plus SCA SIF v Anthracite Investments (Ireland) Plc [2016] EWHC 437 (Comm)

Tchenguiz v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2015] EWHC 3209 (Comm)

Erste Group Bank AG (London) v JSC (VMZ Red October) [2015] EWCA Civ 379, [2015] 1 C.L.C. 706

Barclays Bank Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2015] EWHC 320 (Comm), [2015] 2 B.C.L.C. 537, [2015] 1 C.L.C. 180

Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees SA v Serious Fraud Office [2015] EWHC 266 (Comm)

Ageas (UK) Ltd v Kwik-Fit (GB) Ltd [2013] EWHC 3261 (QB)

Standard Life Assurance Ltd v Ace European Group [2012] EWCA Civ 1713, [2013] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 1371, [2013] 1 C.L.C. 255, [2013] Lloyd's Rep. I.R. 415

Terna Bahrain Holding Co WLL v Al Shamsi [2012] EWHC 3283 (Comm), [2013] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 580, [2013] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 86

Generics (UK) Ltd v Yeda Research and Development Co Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 726, [2013] Bus. L.R. 777, [2013] F.S.R. 13

Pegasus Management Holdings SCA v Ernst & Young [2012] EWHC 738 (Ch), [2012] 2 B.C.L.C. 734, [2012] P.N.L.R. 24

Mobile Telesystems Finance SA v Nomihold Securities Inc [2011] EWCA Civ 1040, [2012] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 223, [2012] Bus. L.R. 1166, [2012] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 6

Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL v Masri Privy Council (Bermuda) [2011] UKPC 29

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL [2011] EWCA Civ 746, [2011] 2 C.L.C. 566

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL [2011] EWCA Civ 1352

Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Co SAL [2011] EWCA Civ 21, C.P. Rep. 20

Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex [2011] RPC 20

Lilly Icos v 8PM Chemist [2010] FSR 4

Pegasus v Ernst & Young [2010] EWCA Civ 181, [2010] 3 All ER 297

Dennard v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2010] EWHC 812 (Ch)

Masri v Consolidated Contractors [2009] UKHL 43, [2010] 1 AC 90

Masri v Consolidated Contractors [2008] EWCA Civ 625, [2009] QB 503

Masri v Consolidated Contractors [2008] EWCA Civ 303, [2009] QB 450

City Index Ltd v Gawler [2007] EWCA Civ 1382, [2008] Ch. 31

Man Nutzfahrzeuge AG v Freightliner Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 910, [2007] B.C.C. 986, [2008] 2 B.C.L.C. 22, [2007] 2 C.L.C. 455, [2008] P.N.L.R. 6

Real Estate Opportunities Ltd v Aberdeen Asset Managers Jersey Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 197, [2007] 2 All E.R. 791, [2007] Bus. L.R. 971

Masri v Consolidated Contractors [2005] EWCA Civ 1436, [2006] 1 WLR 830

Equitable Life Assurance Society v Hyman [2002] 1 A.C. 408

Stewart v Engel [2000] 1 WLR 2268

Called 1995; silk 2011, Lincoln’s Inn; Deputy High Court Judge 2019; publications: ‘Guide to the Arbitration Act 1996’ (1996), with Richard Lord QC; ‘Conflicts of Interest’ (6th ed 2020), with Charles Hollander QC; Accountants’ Negligence and Liability (2ND ed 2021), with Tony Singla KC; Fraud and Breach of Warranty (with Andrew McIntyre and Sophie Shaw) (2020).

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (FCA).

Trinity School, Croydon; Lowlands Sixth Form College, Harrow; Keble College, Oxford (1990 BA; 2010 MA); City University (1994 Dip Law).